Teachers in Rhode Island currently maintain their certification by showing evidence of continuous professional development. Creating a personal PD plan is a unit-wide assignment in the School of Education for all student teachers. The steps below are designed to guide you through this process so that we can complete it efficiently.
Reflect on your teaching so far. Choose one area that you know you need to strengthen. Use this area to list 1-3 needs that might serve as
What is the need?
How will improvement help your students?
How will improvement help your school?
RIBT Standard/Element Addressed?
1.
Create effective assessments
Better aligned instruction and creation of valid assessments that truly test students knowledge
I will be a better instructor which will make mean asset to my school.
RIBT 9
2.
More teaching strategies
Improve student engagement
I can share my knowledge with my colleagues
RIBT 4 5 8
3.
Authentic Learning
Students will be able to translate their learning into real world experiences
The students in the school will be more informed citizen and productive members of society
RIBT 2
Formulate a professional development goal based the needs that you have identified. This goal should be:
measurable/observable
should lead to improvement of teaching, student achievement, and/or improvement of learning environment.
should describe new knowledge or skills that you will acquire and how that knowledge/skill will affect the school/district setting.
linked to applicable Rhode Island Beginning Teacher Standards and elements, e.g. RIBTS 2.4.
In the space below describe you goal and plan in two paragraphs.
In the first paragraph, describe a rationale your professional development goal. This rationale should describe the goal, the personal need that it will address, and how this goal benefits your students and your perspective school.
I. Professional Development Goal
The goal I would like to achieve is to learn additional teaching strategies that I decided that I need to learn additional teaching strategies because I want my teaching style to be diverse. I would like to have many different strategies to draw on when a situation dictates that I need to try a different approach.This will benefit my students because I will be able to better communicate the material to them. Also, the students will be more engaged if know new and creative ways to teach the material. Also, there are many different learning styles in a classroom, knowing more ways to reach the students will only improve there knowledge on the subject and improve their engagement in the lesson. This will improve my school because once I have learned the different strategies I can share my knowledge with my co-workers and they can use the strategies in their classroom
Now that you have a PD goal, think about what type of learning opportunities you will participate in to address your needs. Use these links to investigate learning options:
Based on what you have found out, write a 1-2 paragraph narrative outlining at least two ways (PD categories) you will engage in engage in by the end of your first year of teaching. For each activity, explain how you think it will address the need that you have identified.
II. Professional Development Plan
My professional development will include workshops that I will attend during the school breaks. These courses and workshops will include books and handouts that I will be able to take back to my classroom and use as I continue to teach. I will then have to assess any strategies that implement to make sure they are working and they are effective. I will also have another teacher or department leader observe my new found strategies and give me feedback. Through this process I hope to become a better teacher.
Teachers in Rhode Island currently maintain their certification by showing evidence of continuous professional development. Creating a personal PD plan is a unit-wide assignment in the School of Education for all student teachers. The steps below are designed to guide you through this process so that we can complete it efficiently.
Formulate a professional development goal based the needs that you have identified. This goal should be:
In the space below describe you goal and plan in two paragraphs.
In the first paragraph, describe a rationale your professional development goal. This rationale should describe the goal, the personal need that it will address, and how this goal benefits your students and your perspective school.
I. Professional Development Goal
The goal I would like to achieve is to learn additional teaching strategies that I decided that I need to learn additional teaching strategies because I want my teaching style to be diverse. I would like to have many different strategies to draw on when a situation dictates that I need to try a different approach.This will benefit my students because I will be able to better communicate the material to them. Also, the students will be more engaged if know new and creative ways to teach the material. Also, there are many different learning styles in a classroom, knowing more ways to reach the students will only improve there knowledge on the subject and improve their engagement in the lesson. This will improve my school because once I have learned the different strategies I can share my knowledge with my co-workers and they can use the strategies in their classroom
Based on what you have found out, write a 1-2 paragraph narrative outlining at least two ways (PD categories) you will engage in engage in by the end of your first year of teaching. For each activity, explain how you think it will address the need that you have identified.
II. Professional Development Plan
My professional development will include workshops that I will attend during the school breaks. These courses and workshops will include books and handouts that I will be able to take back to my classroom and use as I continue to teach. I will then have to assess any strategies that implement to make sure they are working and they are effective. I will also have another teacher or department leader observe my new found strategies and give me feedback. Through this process I hope to become a better teacher.